Definition for Root:

• To shout for, or otherwise noisly applaud or encourage, a contestant, as in sports; hence, to wish earnestly for the success of some one or the happening of some event, with the superstitious notion that this action may have efficacy; -- usually with for; as, the crowd rooted for the home team.

Synonyms for Root:

• n.

  •
  • tuber,
  • bulb.
  •
  • bud.
  •
  • starting point,
  • spirit,
  • conception,
  • soul.
  •
  • fatherland,
  • birthplace.
  •
  • hunt,
  • graze,
  • ruminate.
  •
  • search,
  • go through.
  •base, core (noun)
  • crux,
  • Underpinning,
  • ground,
  • rock bottom,
  • inception,
  • stem,
  • infrastructure,
  • derivation,
  • radix,
  • seed,
  • rhizome,
  • nucleus,
  • radicle,
  • beginnings,
  • germ,
  • mainspring,
  • bedrock,
  • groundwork,
  • footing,
  • occasion,
  • seat,
  • essentiality.
  •beginning (noun)
  • incipiency,
  • incipience,
  • leadoff.
  •cause (noun)
  • provocation,
  • origination,
  • force,
  • stimulus,
  • evocation,
  • action,
  • elicitation,
  • drive,
  • factor,
  • enforcement,
  • effectuation,
  • inspiration,
  • execution,
  • determinant,
  • motivator,
  • compulsion,
  • generation,
  • compunction.
  •element (noun)
  • Integrant.
  •fountain (noun)
  • wellspring,
  • wellhead.
  •mathematics (noun)
  • subtrahend,
  • increment,
  • Multiplicator,
  • minuend,
  • arithmetic,
  • cube root,
  • calculus,
  • exponent,
  • index,
  • quotient,
  • logarithm,
  • antilogarithm,
  • geometry,
  • cube,
  • dividend,
  • integral,
  • denominator,
  • multiple,
  • modulus,
  • multiplier,
  • coefficient,
  • differential calculus,
  • power,
  • algorithm,
  • quadratics,
  • reciprocal,
  • multiplicand,
  • formula,
  • algebra,
  • square root,
  • fraction,
  • trigonometry,
  • divisor,
  • numerator.
  •root (noun)
  • rout,
  • tooth root,
  • settle,
  • ascendant,
  • settle down,
  • basic,
  • root word,
  • antecedent,
  • rootle,
  • steady down,
  • take root,
  • ascendent,
  • radical,
  • solution,
  • pull,
  • side,
  • ancestor,
  • theme,
  • rootage.
  •stub (noun)
  • stub.
  •wellspring (noun)
  • Well-spring.

• v.

  •dig and search (verb)
  • pry,
  • grub up,
  • delve,
  • burrow,
  • forage,
  • place,
  • nose,
  • poke.
  •install (verb)
  • put,
  • build in,
  • initiate,
  • connect,
  • position,
  • install,
  • Instate,
  • locate,
  • graft.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • underside,
  • rudiment.
  •
  • stuff,
  • ingrain,
  • fountainhead,
  • eradicate,
  • annihilate,
  • gist,
  • applaud,
  • quintessence,
  • provenance,
  • clap,
  • pith,
  • marrow.
  •
  • obliterate,
  • meat,
  • focus,
  • extinguish,
  • abolish,
  • nub.
  •
  • substance,
  • erase.
  •
  • mother.
  •
  • liquidate,
  • fasten.
  •
  • quick.
  •
  • build.
  •
  • remove.
  •
  • feed.
  •entrench
  • ensconce.
  •insert
  • implant,
  • imbed.
  •search
  • smell around.

Paraphrases for Root:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    rooted.
  • Proper noun, singular
    rooted.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    rooting.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    deepest, drastic.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    highlights, ushers, rot, carrot, consequence, aftermath, crux, foot, principal, cornerstone.
  • Verb, past participle
    Generated, Resulted, Caused, Brought, led.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    AM.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, uproot, eradicate.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    roots.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    heart, essence.
  • Verb, base form
    entrench.

Antonyms for Root:

• n.

  • base, core
    trivia, derivative, extra, sprout, exterior, result, outgrowth, effect, derivation, end, Exteriority, consequence, outside, conclusion.

• v.

  • dig and search
    dislodge, cover, leave alone.

Homophones for Root:

• rot, rutty, rat-a-tat-tat, 43rd, rarity, reata, RHD, rood, read-out, reword, redhead, readout, redeye, ride away, rare earth, reheat, red haw, rearward, ratio, rut, raw data, ruddy, red heat, reed, rat-tat, rooted, rad, redo, rotted, rate, rutted, raid, rite, ratitae, raw wood, ret, redheaded, rote, rout out, reward, reread, rit., red tai, reit, red hot, riata, ratty, rota, red-eye, rout, road, roadway, rodeo, rawhide, rid, Rede, ruta, rudd, rod, retie, reid, rete, route, rude, ride out, riyadh, red tide, 3rd, rotate, ready, raita, 33rd, ruth, rat-a-tat, red-hot, ride, 23rd, rheidae, rotated, radiate, rewrite, redwood, ready-to-eat, rat, radio, roth, read, root out, red, rowdy, reedy, riot, ratite.

Holonyms for Root:

• n.

  • body
    nail, hair, tooth.
  • plant
    rootage, root system.

Hypernym for Root:

• n.

  • plant
    taproot, senega, ginseng, mandrake, orrisroot, cassava, mandrake root, orris, radish, calamus, taro, parsnip, Pneumatophore, cocoyam, eddo, oyster plant, chicory root, horseradish root, licorice root, prop root, sarsaparilla root, rootlet, chicory, dasheen, horseradish, adventitious root, briarroot, Hottentot's Bread, Hottentot Bread, salsify, manioc, carrot.
  • quantity
    square root, cube root.

Hyponym for Root:

• n.

  • body
    structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, anatomical structure.
  • plant
    plant organ.
  • quantity
    number.

• v.

  • change
    grow.
  • contact
    set, plant.
  • social
    support, back up.
  • stative
    become.

Meronym for Root:

• n.

  • body
    cementum, cement.
  • plant
    root hair, root cap, bark, parenchyma.